Katherine Heigl should stick with TV, where women have better roles
Being a big-screen star is still a bigger deal these days, but "while Heigl and other stars are stuck in narrow, nasty movie roles, women get to do just about anything on TV," says Mary McNamara. "There are more and better roles for women on one season of 'Brothers and Sisters' and 'Big Love' or 'Damages' and 'Desperate Housewives' than there will be in an entire year of Hollywood films," she says. "Roles that require depth and wisdom and boundless energy, that demand of their performers the dramatic flexibility and exploration of character. Roles that don't seem to punish them simply for being women."
Marcia Cross' "Desperate" son won't be back
Shawn Pyfrom, 22, won't return this fall as troubled Andrew Van De Kamp. He may, however, reprise his role in guest appearances.
Mischa Barton will return to "The Beautiful Life" on time
She's expected to return to work at the same time as the rest of the case.
Kate Gosselin moving to Maryland
The "Jon & Kate" star is buying a condo in the wealthy Rockville area.
George Lopez's "Lopez Tonight" launches on TBS in November
It'll be an unusual talk show, airing Mondays through Thursdays. Some nights Lopez will kick off the show with a musical guest, a monologue or an interview.
"Heroes" promotes Robert Knepper
The "Prison Break" alum will become a series regular on the NBC drama.
Last night's two-hour finale felt scripted, especially in wake of last season's "Bachelor," says Ramin Setoodeh. "Consider: the eventual groom whom Jillian selected, Ed, was the same guy who packed up and left in the middle of the season because he didn't love her as much as he loved his job as a technology consultant," says Setoodeh. "And he's also the same guy who had trouble seducing Jillian during their night together in the fantasy suite (ie, un-hubba, un-hubba). At best, Jillian is more forgiving than Hillary Clinton when it comes to men. At worst, the producers of the show rigged these scenes to toy with our emotions."
Luke Conley, the 26-year-old star of "The Bachelor" creator's hefty Fox dating show, admits he was worried about how he'd be portrayed. "I was concerned off the bat that the main premise was to poke fun,” says the former college football offensive lineman. "But as I got to know the producers, and had them explain to me that this is a legitimate show, I (believed) that the desire of the show is for two people to make a sincere connection. It just happens that it’s not size-2 models. As I got to know them I felt better about it…I definitely wanted to find someone special. I came with my heart open."
As Alan Sepinwall points out, much of Silverman's NBC entertainment president duties had already been delegated to other people months ago so he could focus on new media and product integration deals. "And because he wasn't so hands-on with the shows and the schedule anymore," says Sepinwall, "I don't know that Silverman's departure is going to have that much of an impact on NBC primetime going forward. The plan to give 10 p.m. to Jay Leno Monday through Friday (which was as much Zucker as Silverman) is already in place, but it's not like Silverman was the lone champion of that move, or of any shows remaining on the schedule."
